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Amid all the wrangling over renovations and increased signage at Wrigley Field, we'd like to explode a few myths about the 99-year-old ballpark. As Ernie Banks might put it, let's play 10: 1 The ballpark you know as Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, used to be Weeghman Park, home of a Federal League team known variously as the Feds, ChiFeds, Tinx, Buns and Whales. "Tinx" was a reference to manager Joe Tinker. "Buns" was a nod to owner Charles Weeghman's quick-lunch eateries. The inspiration for "Whales" is unclear — perhaps it suggested that the team was a big deal. In any case, the Whales went belly up after 1915, and the Cubs moved...

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Amid all the wrangling over renovations and increased signage at Wrigley Field, we'd like to explode a few myths about the 99-year-old ballpark. As Ernie Banks might put it, let's play 10:
1 The ballpark you know as Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs,...